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March 11, 2015

About a week before Chinese New Year, I received a pleasant surprise from Natta Cosme on my door step. The parcel contains a big bottle of Thayers Alcohol Free Toner in Rose Petal Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera. It's so big that I'm pretty sure it will last quite long even if I use it continuously every day. Also came in the box was a greeting card from Natta Cosme staffs wishing me a great CNY holidays. They are so nice; thank you for the sweet wishes!

I think I've mentioned it somewhere in my blog post before; although I do use toner in my daily skincare routine, honestly speaking it is my least favourite step of them all. I just find them not fun. Maybe because usually toners doesn't smell nice at all. Luckily it was not the case for this Thayers Alcohol-Free Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera as it has a very nice rose scent. The scent reminds me of the rose essential oil during my perfume making experience, which is very nice and lovely.You can read about them HERE

We can get this toner in different types depending on their functions. Mine is a calming and moisturizing toner that also has an anti-oxidant and anti-wrinkles properties. Other than this, there are also other types:

Thayers is an old American brand which was founded since 1847 and for your information that was 168 years ago. To last this long, you could say that brand really have great product and loyal user. The amazing this is, this brand doesn't have any other type of skincare product in the market and only stick to toners.

About The Product

Main ingredients of this toner includes rose-petal water, vitamin E and Witch Hazel extract. It helps to moisturizes and cleanse face. It's also fragrance-free. You might find this a bit confusing so I did a bit of research for a better understanding. There is a difference between a fragrance-free product with unscented product.

Fragrance-free means that a product has not been added with fragrance. Fragrance is a substance that contains complex mixture of ingredients from both natural and synthetic source.

An unscented product means the product has no additional scent added to change the original smellof the product. For example, a product cannot be claimed as unscented even if the maker doesn't add fragrance in it. Once a 'scent' is added; for example from essentials oil, aromatic extracts or fruit/flower distillate water, the product is now is not unscented. You can read more on them here.

Other than the above this toner is also alcohol-free, paraben-free and pthalate-free. It's also hypoallergenic.

My Opinion

My first impression about this product is how nice the scentis. Like I said, one bottle is huge so it'll take some time to finish it all. I have a dry skin so some toner can be a bit drying for me. Since this product is alcohol free it doesn't make my skin feel dry.

The product is feels gentle on my skin and they are no any weird reaction when I use it. It doesn't give any sticky feeling after application either and that is one great point for me. I've seen some comments saying this product can be a great to use as a brushes cleaner so I might give that a try too.

If you want to give it a try in conjunction with International Women Day, here is a RM10 discount coupon if you purchase RM80 and above. Just key in the coupon code upon payment.